Artists and Athletes

Set up your own fundraising page now, and make a huge difference!

Set up your fundraising page and get your friends and acquaintances to join you in collecting holiday meals for needy families using Facebook, Twitter, and E-mail. Your fundraising page effectively turns Latet’s donation page into your own personal donation page.

On your fundraising page you can upload personal photos or record a short 30-second video clip explaining why this drive is important to you, and set a personal fundraising goal for you and your friends to reach.

Status Report - Israel 2013

Israel is the poorest country in the Western world. 1.8386 million people, 860,900 children and 442,200 families lived in poverty in Israel in 2011

• Poverty line – for a single person - NIS 2,501, a couple with a child - NIS 5,301, a family of 4 - NIS 6,401 • Food insecurity (inability to ensure the basic nutrition needed for balanced and normal existence) is the most serious feature of poverty. According to the National Insurance Institute, 19% of Israeli families live in food insecurity, of which 11% live in severe food insecurity. According to the LATET organization this concerns about 223,000 families and 530,280 children suffering from food insecurity.

Q&A

1. Providing assistance to populations in crisis, in Israel and around the world.

2. Raising social awareness, and instilling values of mutual responsibility, volunteering, and giving.

3. Actions for policy change, with the goal of minimizing poverty levels and social gaps. We work toward realizing these goals by mobilizing Israeli civilians to take part in humanitarian activities.

Question:

Why is the organization involved in food distribution?

Answer:

Israeli society has long found itself in crisis, with tens of thousands of families forced to deal with one of the most striking signs of poverty – the problem of lack of food security, meaning the inability to provide basic minimal nutrition necessary for a balanced and healthy life to families and children. Latet’s decision to assist families in serious crisis and alleviate their burden as much as possible arises from a belief in our civil, humanitarian, and ethical responsibility to hold out our hand to weaker members of society. Latet works concurrently to apply pressure on the state to take responsibility for this situation. However, the phenomenon of poverty is so deep and widespread in Israeli society that we have no choice but to invest in physical aid (food) and long-term infrastructure as well.

Latet – Israeli Humanitarian Aid

Latet - Israeli Humanitarian Aid was established with the aim of reducing poverty and creating a better and more just society by granting aid to needy populations based on a universal platform and by mobilizing the civilian population to mutually intervene and give in order to bring about a change in the national priorities.